Editing Punk rock (section)

=== North America ===
The [[Punk rock in California|California punk scene]] was fully developed by early 1977. In Los Angeles, there were: [[the Weirdos]], [[The Dils]], [[The Zeros (American band)|the Zeros]], [[Bags (Los Angeles band)|the Bags]], [[Black Randy and the Metrosquad]], [[Germs (band)|the Germs]], [[Fear (band)|Fear]], [[The Go-Go's]], [[X (American band)|X]], [[the Dickies]], and the relocated Tupperwares, now dubbed [[the Screamers]].<ref>Spitz and Mullen (2001)</ref> [[Black Flag (band)|Black Flag]] formed in [[Hermosa Beach]] in 1976 under the name Panic. They developed a [[hardcore punk]] sound and played their debut public performance in a garage in [[Redondo Beach, California|Redondo Beach]] in December 1977.<ref>Chick (2009), passim.</ref> San Francisco's second wave included [[Avengers (band)|the Avengers]], [[The Nuns]], [[Negative Trend]], [[the Mutants (San Francisco band)|the Mutants]], and the Sleepers.<ref>Stark (2006), passim.</ref> By mid-1977 in downtown New York, bands such as [[Teenage Jesus and the Jerks]] led what became known as [[no wave]].<ref>Heylin (2007), pp. 491–494.</ref> The [[Misfits (band)|Misfits]] formed in nearby New Jersey. Still developing what would become their signature [[B movie]]–inspired style, later dubbed [[horror punk]], they made their first appearance at CBGB in April 1977.<ref>Smith (2008), pp. 120, 238–239.</ref>

[[File:Misfits 2012-11-08 01.JPG|thumb|alt=The rock band The Misfits performing onstage. The band's name in large lettering is printed on a fabric panel behind the performers along with a skull image. From left to right are the electric bassist, drummer, and electric guitarist.|The Misfits developed a "[[horror punk]]" style in New Jersey.]]
The Dead Boys' debut LP, ''[[Young, Loud and Snotty]]'', was released at the end of August.<ref>Gimarc (2005), p. 86</ref> October saw two more debut albums from the scene: Richard Hell and the Voidoids' first full-length, ''[[Blank Generation (album)|Blank Generation]]'', and the Heartbreakers' ''[[L.A.M.F.]]''<ref>Gimarc (2005), p. 92</ref> One track on the latter exemplified both the scene's close-knit character and the popularity of heroin within it: "[[Chinese Rocks]]" — the title refers to a strong form of the drug – was written by Dee Dee Ramone and Hell, both users, as were the Heartbreakers' Thunders and Nolan.<ref>{{cite web |first=Jeffrey |last=Wengrofsky |title=The Romance of Junk: Heartbreaker Walter Lure |work=Trebuchet Magazine |date=May 21, 2019 |access-date=December 9, 2021 |url=https://www.trebuchet-magazine.com/walter-lure/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200422220240/https://www.trebuchet-magazine.com/walter-lure/ |archive-date=April 22, 2020 }} Retrieved May 12, 2020</ref> (During the Heartbreakers' 1976 and 1977 tours of Britain, Thunders played a central role in popularizing heroin among the punk crowd there, as well.)<ref>Boot and Salewicz (1997), p. 99.</ref> The Ramones' third album, ''[[Rocket to Russia]]'', appeared in November 1977.<ref>Gimarc (2005), p. 102</ref>